Harvard vs Bates and other Wednesday sports notes
Harvard faces Bates at the Stadium while Yale tackles Holy Cross at Yale Field. Haughton plans full use of Cambridge talent as spectators expect several spectacular plays. Track rivals Gissing and Sheppard may clash in a mid distance race signaling a peak athletic year.
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Bates
Haughton
Huskies
Down East
Crimson Bunch
Cambridge
Yale
Princeton
Dartmouth
Harry Gissing
Europe
Mel’ Sheppard
Gissing
Raha
Holy Cross
Yale Field
Worcester College Athletes Poised For Blue Team Victory
The column notes Worcester college with coach Larkin guiding the Purple team aims to push the Blue team to win. It recalls old timers like Bernie Wefers Maxey Long Mike Sweeney Ray Ewry and Peter O Connors marks as lasting standards in track events.
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Worcester College
Larkin
Worcester
Bernie Wefers
Maxey” Long
Mike Sweeney
Ray Ewry
Peter O’connor
Work Started on New Red Sox Park
Boston plans to redevelop Fenway Park with trustees Charles H. Taylor Ashton L. Carr and Arthur C. Wise forming the Fenway Realty Trust. A $275000 five percent non tax bonds mortgage backs the project and the Logue Building Co. begins foundation work under plans by James E. McLaughlin.
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Red Sox Park
Boston
Fenway Park
Ipswich
Lansdowne Streets
Charles H. Taylor
Ashton L. Carr
Melrose
Arthur C. Wise
Hingham
General Taylor
Globe Newspaper Company
John S. Taylor
Boston American League Baseball Club
Carr
State Street Trust Company
Wise
Millett, Roe & Hagen
Fenway Realty Trust
Trus
Charles Logue Building Company
Millett, Roe & Hager
James E. McLaughlin
Dual handed pitching and base on balls in baseball rules
The text asks if a pitcher can switch throwing hands mid game and explains outcomes on the dropped third strike with runners aboard. It recalls Winnie Mercer as a rare switch pitcher and includes notes on historic fights with dates and venues. It mentions Wolgast beating Nelson for the lightweight title at Point Richmond on Feb 22, 1910, in 40 rounds and discusses draws in boxing. Arlington High opens football season at Spy Pond Field against Cambridge Latin, with Coach McCarthy and early candidate assessments.
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Winnie” Mercer
New York
Washington
Detroit
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jack O’brien
Philadelphia
O’brien
Fitzsimmons
San Francisco
Dee
Wolgast
Nelson
Point Richmond
Cai
Cade
Arlington High School
Spy Pond Field
Cambridge Latin School
Arlington
McCarthy
Governor Dix Holds Whip Hand
Sept 29 report says Governor Dix can veto or nullify the Frawley Athletic Commission law while legislative leaders chose no action this session. Friends insist the governor has power to negate the law despite legislature’s inaction.
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Dix
Agbany
Frawley Athletic Commission
Governor Signals Possible Action on New Act
The Governor said he could urge State Athletic Commissioners Dixon and O Neill to revoke licenses under the new act and refuse new certificates. He also suggested asking for their resignations to leave no one to administer the law. If the Legislature does not repeal the law, Dixon and O Neill may be summoned to Albany to discuss steps.
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O’neil
O'Neil
Albany
New York
Ad Wolgast
Knockout Brown
New York Assembly
Dix
Nelson not linked to telegraphs on Loughrey bout
Telegraphed reports claiming Loughrey was robbed were traced to a representative of Loughrey and denied by Battling Nelson. The bout with Buck Crouse ended in the third round after referee Flaherty stopped it as Loughrey was outmatched.
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Buck Crouse
Young Loughrey
Armory Club
Loughrey
Flaherty
New York
Philadelphia
Battling Nelson
Nelson
Crouse
Logpse
Hair on Coat Sparks Desertion Case in Quarter Sessions
In Philadelphia Judge Barratt's court James E. Lanahan faced his wife Dora Lanahan over alleged desertion. Dora testified she locked him out after he stayed out late and she found auburn hair and perfume on his coat suggesting he had other women. The judge granted a weekly support order of twelve dollars.
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Philadelphia
Barratt
Quarter Sessions
James E. Lanahan
Dora Lanahan
James
Lanahan
W. T. Connor
School Gridiron Season Opens in Earnest Today
The season opens with multiple games across the region. Boston High travels to Groton while Mechanic Arts visits Natick and Boston College High faces St. Mark’s in Southboro. Other matchups include Exeter at Exeter and Everett vs Revere, with several more contests listed in the schedule.
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Boston High
Groton
Mechanic Arts
Natick High
Natick
Boston College High
St. Mark's
Southboro
Local High Schools Open 1911 Football Season Across Several Cities
Afternoon kickoff marks the start for most area teams with over two dozen games on the schedule. Dorchester High versus Medford High headlines Dunbar avenue action as Medford’s veteran squad aims to curb a younger Dorchester squad.
East Boston Star Bill O'Donnell Aims For Maine College Line
East Boston High captain Bill O'Donnell pursues a line position at Maine college with promising prospects. Holy Cross star Pete Cannon, now at Dartmouth, sits out varsity play due to the one year rule. Holy Cross adds Wiseman from Roxbury as a sprinter and pitcher while Ned Garland declines a prep coaching post. Captain Buttrick centers the line with Hooper and Cadman guards.
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Bill O'Donnell
East Boston High
Bates
Maine College
Pete’ Cannon
Holy Cross
Dartmouth
Ginger” Fraser
Pete
Wiseman
Roxbury High
Worcester
Ned Garland
Somerville High
Buttrick
Hooper
Cadman
Low
Wood
Kelley
Doughty
Reycroft
Bower
Ross
Cousens
Smith
Somerville High Secures City Field for Football Season
Mayor Charles O Burns ordered the city field be used as an athletic ground for Somerville High, allowing admission charges. The move ends manager and school officials’ concerns about losing a field for the coming season after city board inaction. Brockton High opens season next Tuesday against Powder Point at the Brockton Fair, with Plymouth High to follow Friday. Jimmy Baldwin coaches Brockton.
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Somerville High
Charles O. Burns
Burns
Brockton High
Powder Point
Brockton Fair
Plymouth High
Jimmy Baldwin
Brockton
Jimmy
Andover Plans Broad Football Benefit for All Players
Coach Lillard aims to extend football benefits to every boy at Andover, not just the first team. The idea mirrors a Boston high schools plan from two years ago proposed by John D. O'Reilly to expand opportunities and learning through the sport.
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Andover
Lillard
Boston
John D. O'Reilly
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